Golaghat: At a time when the country is mourning the demise of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was seen landing his helicopter in the middle of a golf course, playing a round of golf and snooker, and dancing to a folk song.

New Delhi: More than 9,700 cases of atrocities against women, including domestic violence and rape, have been registered since April one this year, with Uttar Pradesh seeing the highest number of such cases, the government said today.

Guwahati: The toll rose to 78 today in attacks by NDFB(S) and retaliatory violence in lower Assam with Adivasis setting afire houses of Bodos as the backlash to the Tuesday massacre continued for the second day.

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday sounded a high alert after a series of attacks by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFBs) militants at Sonitpur and Kokrajhar districts of neighboring Assam.

Kolkata: Tribals from Assam are coming over to West Bengal for shelter after the killings in the northeastern state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday, asserting that her government would house the victims and has made all arrangements to help them.